How History Offers Clues About The May 2 OutcomeBy Scoop Malinowski, Ring Observer, Wed, 04 Mar 2015Each Super Fight is its own unique drama, composed of a unique set of factors, circumstances and elements. Manny Paquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather is an original clash of titans which, though it is unique and special, it does have parallels with other historical boxing events.
The good guy vs. the vilRead Full Story >>>

How Mayweather-Pacquiao was madeBy Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Wed, 04 Mar 2015When pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally put pen to paper and showed the world a photo of the contract he signed on Feb. 20 for his long awaited mega fight with Manny Pacquiao -- a deal agonizingly in the making for more than five years -- it was a moment many thought would never happeRead Full Story >>>

Is Mayweather allergic to southpaws?By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 04 Mar 2015MANILA, Philippines - Floyd Mayweather has battled eight southpaws in his professional career and Manny Pacquiao will be ninth in the list when they face off in their much-awaited WBC/WBA/WBO welterweight unification championship fight in Las Vegas on May 2.
Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said MayweaRead Full Story >>>

For Nonito Donaire, father really knows bestBy Ryan Songalia, Rappler, Wed, 04 Mar 2015MANILA, Philippines - “Am I at this level, or am I at the elite level?”
That’s the question Nonito Donaire Jr asked publicly of himself at a press conference at Araneta Center on Monday, March 2. It’s probably a question he’s been asking himself privately for the last several months
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Even Pacman kids want megafight – CNNBy Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 04 Mar 2015MANILA, Philippines - From the Big Dome to the narrow streets of Manila to the tightly guarded Forbes Park, a CNN crew followed Manny Pacquiao around last week.
Pacquiao, the only boxer in history to win world titles in eight different weight classes, will face Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 2 in LaRead Full Story >>>

One record Money can’t buyBy Ron Jackson, SuperSport, Wed, 04 Mar 2015Floyd Mayweather may retire as one of the most successful boxers in history but he’ll never come close to one world record.
The 38-year-old American hopes to retain his WBC and WBA welterweight titles and remain undefeated in 48 fights when he meets Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas in May.
He mRead Full Story >>>

Outside the Ring: Mike TysonBy Jill Diamond , Boxing.com, Wed, 04 Mar 2015
“Because of the sport I was able to make the impossible tangible. This sport helped me dream bigger than anything I could have dreamed of without it…”
Sports and Philanthropy: A series of articles dedicated to those who’ve given their all and still give more. Each article will feature a diffeRead Full Story >>>

Donaire gives advice to young Pinoy boxersBy Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News, Wed, 04 Mar 2015MANILA, Philippines – Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire will share the stage with some young, up-and-coming Filipino fighters when he fights in Manila for the first time since 2009 on March 28 in Pinoy Pride 30 at the Araneta Coliseum.
Donaire will face off against Brazil's William Prado in a sRead Full Story >>>

Floyd doesn't want Pinoys to go to Vegas?By Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News, Tue, 03 Mar 2015MANILA, Philippines – Former Manila Mayor and now Buhay Party-List Rep. Lito Atienza is convinced that American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. does not want Filipinos to fly to Las Vegas and watch the May 2 match between him and Manny Pacquiao.
Tickets for the highly anticipated showdown are scarce aRead Full Story >>>

Styles, not the ABCs, make fights, says Freddie RoachBy Michael Woods, RingTV.com, Tue, 03 Mar 2015I hear no shortage of folks out and about saying this Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight boils down pretty simplistically. Here’s the syrup; they say…Manny Pacquiao goes life and death with the Mexican counter-punching ace Juan Manuel Marquez when they glove up and Floyd Mayweather handleRead Full Story >>>

Banal gets easy foe in Pinoy PrideBy Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 03 Mar 2015THOUGH he has won his last four fights, AJ “Bazooka” Banal isn’t anything like his former dominant self. The 26-year-old Banal wasn’t impressive in his latest bout and just settled for a unanimous decision over Maxaisai Sithsaithong, a fighter whom he should have beaten easily.
Because of that, BRead Full Story >>>

Mayweather pressuring himselfBy Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 03 Mar 2015WBC/WBA “unified” welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather is putting a lot of undue pressure on himself by setting a goal of retiring from professional boxing with an unblemished record. Right now, he’s at 47-0 with two more fights left in his $250 million Showtime contract. Two more wins will duplicRead Full Story >>>

DiBella on Mayweather-Pacquiao, Golovkin-CaneloBy Andy Paterson, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 03 Mar 2015The boxing world has been full of characters since immemorial, none more so than Harvard Law graduate Lou DiBella, founder of DiBella Entertainment, who is well known for his industrial language during interviews and being outspoken about the sport of boxing took time out to chat with the Nuthouse PRead Full Story >>>

Father Time to help Pretty Boy beat Pac ManBy John Gregg, The Roar, Tue, 03 Mar 2015Finally. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have finally signed on to face each other in Las Vegas.
It is a fight that should have taken place five years ago – we should be on Part 3 of a historic boxing trilogy. But promoters couldn’t make the fight work, and boxing shot itself in the foot yetRead Full Story >>>

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Tale of the (mix)tapeBy Luis A. Quibranza III, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 02 Mar 2015Queen and Katy Perry will have to be put on hold. Manny Pacquiao is walking into the ring on the night of the mega-fight against undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. to a song that Pacquiao has previously recorded for an unreleased album.
For the Mayweather-Pacquiao bout announced for MRead Full Story >>>

Mayweather, Pacquiao and the Happy MediaBy Marc Livitz, The Sweet Science, Mon, 02 Mar 2015All was quiet for so very on long on the western as well as eastern fronts. External pressures at last forced the sport of boxing's two biggest commodities to paint themselves into such a corner that verbal jabs were no longer sufficient. The only corners that would matter this time would be the fouRead Full Story >>>

BOXING “PEOPLE POWER” VICTORIOUSBy Reni M. Valenzuela, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Mar 2015
Open your eyes.
How relieving that the elusive fight will at last come true, but how disturbing that the pound-for-pound “lord” is being canonized by toxic opinions as a consequence. Contrary to what idolaters insist, FRead Full Story >>>

Pacman, Mayweather hit US gyms MondayBy Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 02 Mar 2015MANILA, Philippines—Both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will officially start training on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) for their welterweight Super Fight on May 2 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao arrived in Los Angeles Saturday night and will rest the whole day Sunday for the tough eighRead Full Story >>>

Bob Arum lays down the making of Mayweather-PacquiaoBy Michael Woods, RingTV.com, Mon, 02 Mar 2015All-time promotional legend Bob Arum has been at it since 1966, so when he is asked for the big-picture assessment of our Super Bowl fight, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, ears should perk up.
Arum, age 83, has put together or been part of the craftmaking crew for some legendary affairsRead Full Story >>>

Floyd vs Manny fever hits an all time highBy Joseph Herron , Fight Saga, Mon, 02 Mar 2015Although many will argue that the highly anticipated match-up between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is five years too late, projected numbers for this historic endeavor suggests otherwise.
Both fighters are expected to make a career high payday on May 2nd, with projected earnings exceeding Read Full Story >>>

Who’s Tyson? Who’s Lennox?By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Mon, 02 Mar 2015
Voicing opinions is the prerogative of everybody, whether they know everything about boxing or very little…
Everybody is free to have their say about the upcoming superfight between Floyd Mayweather. There’s not a person alive, or so it seems, who doesn’t have an opinion about who will win. SRead Full Story >>>

No press tour with Pacquiao, FloydBy Nick Giongco, Tempo, Mon, 02 Mar 2015The May 2 showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is so big the camps of the two stars have opted to do away with the multi-city, cross-country, and international press tour that remains a norm to this day but was unprecedented in 1985 when Marvin Hagler fought Thomas Hearns.
Top RanRead Full Story >>>

Responsibility, etiquetteBy Bill Velasco, The Philippine Star, Mon, 02 Mar 2015Taking off from Saturday’s piece about the price of democracy, there are a few issues in sports today that are bound by the gray areas of responsibility and etiquette. In a nation known for being one of the heaviest users of social media, some lines are being crossed and liberties being taken in reaRead Full Story >>>

No promise of KO from PacquiaoBy Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 02 Mar 2015MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao is normally tight-lipped when asked to make a prediction.
Not even when his trainer, Freddie Roach, said a few days ago that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will get knocked out on May 2 at the MGM Grand.
Pacquiao would rather say he’d do his best and urge Mayweather Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Warriors' Ezeli suspended for 1 gameBy Joan Secuya-Medida, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Mar 2015SAN FRANCISCO -- When the Golden State Warriors face the Celtics Sunday night (Monday morning in Manila) at the TD Garden in Boston, they will do so without center Festus Ezeli.
The league suspended Ezeli for 1 game for "initiating an altercation" with Tornton's Tyler Hansbrough last Friday whRead Full Story >>>

Limpag: Tax break for Pacman? Have we gone crazy?By Mike T. Limpag, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 02 Mar 2015MANNY Pacquiao is entitled to a P3.5-billion take from the purse alone from his mega fight with Floyd Mayweather. After taxes of course, his trainers will get a cut from his payout, but aside from the purse, he’s entitled to his share of the US pay-per-view income, which is projected to break the reRead Full Story >>>

Boxing's heavyweights coming aliveBy Charles Saunders, Boxscorenews.com, Mon, 02 Mar 2015SONAHR: Halifax, Nova Scotia - March 1, 2015 - Don’t look now, but the long-moribund heavyweight division is showing signs of resurrection. Only two months into the new year, the winds of change – or, at least, excitement – are breezing through the ranks of the big boys.
In January, undefeated kRead Full Story >>>

“Chocolatito” Impresses AgainBy Caryn A. Tate, Boxing.com, Mon, 02 Mar 2015
Román González is an uncommon talent and it’s a pleasure to see him fight regardless of the level of his opponent…
In the sport of boxing in the United States, it’s all too common for bouts—particularly those involving the best fighters in the world—to only be viewable on premium channels, anRead Full Story >>>